Ministry seeks Cabinet nod for new bidding papers for coal UMPPsNew document looks at forming two SPVs for a UMPP instead of one earlier.
29 Jun, 2016, 10.52 AM IST
Power Ministry to seek Cabinet approval to UMPPs' bid documentThe Power Ministry will seek Cabinet's approval to final bid document for domestic coal-based ultra mega power projects (UMPP) of 4,000 MW ...
22 Feb, 2016, 08.03 PM IST
Power Ministry to seek Cabinet nod for revised UMPP bid documentsThe investment for a UMPP of 4,000 MW has been revised from Rs 20,000 crore to about Rs 27,000 crore recently on the basis of rise in price...
27 Jan, 2016, 07.16 PM IST
Coal blocks for UMPPs only via bidding: Law MinistryThis comes after the power ministry wrote to the law ministry, seeking faster re-allocation of coal blocks for an Odisha UMPP.
22 Jan, 2016, 04.32 PM IST
UMPPs to be protected from uncertainties in coal importsThe power ministry has proposed to shield electricity producers from uncertainties in coal imports, a problem that had affected earlier Ult...
29 Dec, 2015, 11.01 PM IST
Centre may resume UMPP auction in next two monthsThe government is finalising the proposed ultra mega power projects and expects to resume the auction in the next two months, officials sai...
17 Aug, 2015, 05.11 AM IST
Centre may cut down number of coal blocks linked to UMPPs in Odisha, JharkhandThe two captive blocks attached to Tilaiya — Kerandari B and C — have reserves of up to 1,200 million tonnes against the required 850-900 m...
06 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Government cancels coal block linked to Reliance Power’s Sasan UMPPThe govt has decided to cancel a coal block attached to the Sasan ultra mega power project of the Anil Ambani group in line with the SC’s d...
09 May, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
No diversion of coal from blocks allocated for Ultra Mega Power Projects: SCAllocations of 12 coal blocks for UMPP would be used for it only & no diversion of coal for commercial exploitation would be permitted, sai...
25 Aug, 2014, 09.05 PM IST
Government evaluating site in Bihar for 4,000 MW Ultra Mega Power ProjectPower Ministry is evaluating site in Bihar for setting up 4,000 MW ultra mega power project and has approached Coal Ministry.
01 May, 2014, 04.13 PM IST
Final price bids for Odisha, Tamil Nadu UMPP to open on February 26Power Finance Corporation is the nodal agency for UMPPs in the country. UMPP is coal-based thermal power project that have 4,000 MW of gene...
16 Jan, 2014, 03.02 PM IST
- Reliance Power seeks removal of Sasan reference from CAG draft report
Reliance Power has requested CAG to remove from its draft report the observations about utilisation of excess coal from Sasan and Tilaiya p...
17 May, 2012, 08.35 PM IST
- Power Ministry may tweak bid documents for ultra mega power projects
Power Ministry may tweak the bidding documents for upcoming ultra mega power projects to cater to the possibility of future increases in ra...
10 Oct, 2011, 11.59 AM IST
- Bedabahal UMPP may hit a hurdle
The Bedabahal (Orissa) ultra-mega power project (UMPP) may hit a road block.
07 Jul, 2010, 12.36 AM IST
- Green concerns hold up mega power project bids
The bidding for the first ultra mega power project on offer this fiscal has run into trouble on environment grounds with Power Finance Corp...
01 May, 2010, 03.16 AM IST
- UMPPs allowed to use surplus coal for other power projects
The move will substantially boost coal capacity and speed up power projects stuck due of lack of fuel linkages.
28 Jan, 2010, 06.13 AM IST
- Indian coal may not power new UMPPs
Bidders for new ultra mega power projects (UMPP) may not get assured coal supplies from domestic mines.
07 Sep, 2009, 01.38 AM IST